Check out the latest INC which is the annual Entrepreneurial Superstars edition of the fastest growing private companies in the US. One interesting stat that I noticed, as a result of their CEO survey of 250 execs, was the statistical mix of the leaders and their companies.
Of the companies that were profiled 1) 42.5 was the median employee count; 2) $9.9 million was the median 08 revenue; 3) 888.5% was the median growth rate.
Of the CEO's 1) 90% were male; 2) 10% were female; 3) 21% were minority
Age range: 1% < 25 yrs 27%--25-35 41%--36--45 22%--46--55 9% > 55 yrs
Marital Status 1) 80% married 2) 5% divorced 3) 15% single
Im not sure what exactly this means, but there are some trends of this group---everyone is in a high growth sector with thriving industries---most were male---68% were from the ages of 25--45 so this is a young person's game---majority were married which i guess brings forth greater stability and enhances that hunger factor bc there is someone else out there that matters/that you have to provide for.
Also in another edition, I wanted to point out a slide show that INC did on 6 ways to be a better CEO> They are: 1) Delegate more 2) Become a Better Judge of People 3) Communicate well with your Board 4)Get Better at picking winning ideas 5)Develop a Sense of humor, and 6)Just be more patient http://www.inc.com/ss/6-ways-be-better-ceo#5 All good insights from some noteworthy stars of Twitter, Zappos, Y-Combinator, Enterprise Rent a Car, etc....
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